Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Jamestown
Ready to check out the best sites in Jamestown for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 8 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.
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#2 - Thompsons Valley Island
Saint Helena Island
Small cave to explore.
southwest side of St Helena Island.
#5 - RFA Darkdale
Saint Helena Island
Anchored in James Bay from August 6th, 1941 and torpedoed October 22nd, 1941. Sunk by German U-boat U-68 during WWII. Oil still leaks from tanks (2012 survey). Many casualties who are remembered on the Cenotaph on the wharf, the vessel is a War Grave.
In front of jamestown
#6 - MV Bedgellett
Saint Helena Island
Brought to the island to use in salvaging the Papanui.
Broke away from its mooring several times; it has been decided to sink it as an artificial reef.
#7 - Witte Leeuw
Saint Helena Island
Sunk in action with two Portuguese carracks; now just a ballast mound can be seen. Carrying a cargo of spices and diamonds. Salvage in the 1970's recovered Chinese Ming porcelain, tons of pepper and some canon, but no diamonds! The ship had exploded as it sank scattering items far and wide.
Witte Leeuw is also known as White Lion.
#8 - MV Frontier
Saint Helena Island
Drug-running fishing boat, confiscated, then sunk as artificial reef. Fishing trawler was caught smuggling a large amount of drugs. During the subsequent court case and imprisonment of the captain and crew it was anchored in James Bay, then, in 1994 the St. Helena government finally decided to sink it.
It now lies in approximately 30 metres in its starboard side.